The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-16

The ChilsOn ease was resumed this
morning and DIR. j. u. GROCER was
first on the stand. He was a physi-
elan and surgeon Of Salina and had
had thirty years experience. He
saw ChilsOn the next morning after
the killing. He came to his house
with 7. J.. Bond and Mike WeIs.
There was an extensive swelling Of
his arm and an apparent fracture Of
the ulna and a dislOeatiOn Of the
carpal Zone. While another doc
or was being sent for to assist wit
ness, ChilsOn complained Of his arm
hurting aud asked him to do some
thing. Witness then pulled with
considerable force and Strengthened
the arm out. The left eye Of Guile
son was badly swollen and had a
scratch over it. The skin about the
wrist was broken aud laTn about two
or three inches la length. The cOu-
ditiOn OF ChilsOn's wrist aud arm
could not be produced by falling out
OF the buggy, but by twisting force
ChilsOnis arms were exhibited TO the
jury, showing the left one more in-
fiained than the right, Also that
the gunshOt wound made years ago
upon his right arm, made II impOssi-
uie Ia raise it higher than o level
with the shoulder,
LOUIS Haines CcOlOredl was next
sworn. He was "a farmer Of Glendale
township and knew both Head and
ChilsOn. Head told him, 81 am
prepared to meet him now, and
will kill him" They were at
Heads house, at the time.
DIR. w. b. Device, Of Salin-, WIS
the next expert witness. Ills Iesti-
mOny was about the same as that Of
GrOgeF's with regard 10 the bones
etc. He illustrated to the jury, with
the arm Of skeleton, the names
and relative positions Of the various
bones. lie said the injury received
by Chilson was by pronation lin
side twist when the muscles were
in a fixed condition. lie eould not
conceive OF a ease like ChilsOn's
being produced by 3 fall from a
buggy.
W. A. Milton, a farmer Of Glen
dale, was sworn. He knew Head |
aud had heard him say last June,
near the old Gels bank building,
that, I'll Kill that - af b. be-
fore cold weather, Il be don't XIII
me-" lie referred 10 Gibson, and
added, this cOuntFy was not big !
enough for both.
DIR. ]. w. Crowley Was sworn as
an expert witness. He examined |
before the jury the arm and wrist %
ChilsOH, and noticed The difference
OF temperature In the arms. Also
that he could NOS life his arm above
= level, aud did not see how the in
jury in the wrist could be produced |
by falling.
Mrs. Mary Chilson was then
sworn. She was the wife Of defen-
dant and saw him the night he came
home, that l. the night 0f the kill
ing. ChilsOn and Wels came to-
getheF, uhllsans fsoe was bloody
and eyes nearly closed, He was
suffering much from his arm, which
was swollen and stiH. tie COM
planned greatly Of his arm. she
bathsd him with cold water.
s. G. Gray was sworn. He knew
Jasper Taylor, and did not think he
ever pointed out ChllsOn to Tay-
Tor.
Thomas Manteith Was The pest
witness, tie Was . farmer Of Pleas
ant Valley township. Michael
Weis came up % witness house
the same night Of che killing. Chill
soR was IN the buggy Oh the Rad.
Wels told witness what had tFa ~
plrrd and aste him 10 tell Head's I
family Of q, aud also the neighl'ors.
Allen Elekson was next sworn
He was with Iegg Il the place 81
killing shortly amer she event sHd
Iera vas requested "a ins
form Heads famlly Of the
Occurrences. They, witness and Iegg,
had met chIlson and Weis when
they wefe going h0me,
fsuNd eat nh6t had happened ans
asa Ih vent back . ses &